D2 lymphadenectomy is not only safe but necessary in the era of neoadjuvant chemotherapy

D2 lymphadenectomy is not only safe but necessary in the era of neoadjuvant chemotherapy

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Patients with locally advanced resectable gastric cancers are increasingly offered neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) following the MAGIC and REAL-2 trials. However, information on the toxicity of NACT, its effects on perioperative surg...

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Main Authors: Shrikhande Shailesh V, Barreto Savio G, Talole Sanjay D, Vinchurkar Kumar, Annaiah Somashekar, Suradkar Kunal, Mehta Shaesta, Goel Mahesh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2013-02-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Subjects:
D2 lymphadenectomy
Gastrectomy
Gastric cancer
Morbidity
Mortality
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy
Online Access:http://www.wjso.com/content/11/1/31

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